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1. S.CON.RES.3 : A concurrent resolution honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 1/28/2009) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2. S.CON.RES.12 : A concurrent resolution recognizing and honoring the signing by President Abraham Lincoln of the legislation authorizing the establishment of collegiate programs at Gallaudet University.
Sponsor: Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] (introduced 3/23/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Held at the desk.

3. S.RES.8 : A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Claiborne de Borda Pell, former United States Senator for the State of Rhode Island.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (97)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

4. S.RES.69 : A resolution designating March 2009 as "National Reading Month" and authorizing the collection of nonmonetary book donations in Senate office buildings during the period beginning March 9, 2009 and ending March 27, 2009 from Senators and officers and employees of the Senate to assist elementary school students in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 3/9/2009) Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

5. S.RES.118 : A resolution to provide Internet access to certain Congressional Research Service publications.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 4/29/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

6. S.RES.156 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that reform of our Nation's health care system should include the establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool.
Sponsor: Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] (introduced 5/21/2009) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

7. S.RES.184 : A resolution offering deepest condolences to the family and friends of Officer Stephen T. Johns and calling on the leaders of all Nations to speak out against the manifestations of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred.
Sponsor: Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] (introduced 6/11/2009) Cosponsors (98)
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

8. S.RES.187 : A resolution condemning the use of violence against providers of health care services to women.
Sponsor: Sen Shaheen, Jeanne [NH] (introduced 6/17/2009) Cosponsors (46)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

9. S.RES.230 : A resolution designating Richard A. Baker as Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 7/29/2009) Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

10. S.RES.236 : A resolution commemorating the 175th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British Empire on August 1, 1834.
Sponsor: Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] (introduced 8/3/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

11. S.RES.255 : A resolution relative to the death of Edward Moore Kennedy, a Senator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 9/8/2009) Cosponsors (98)
Latest Major Action: 9/8/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

12. S.RES.264 : A resolution designating the Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building as the "Kennedy Caucus Room".
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 9/14/2009) Cosponsors (98)
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

13. S.RES.266 : A resolution recognizing the contributions of John Sweeney to the United States labor movement.
Sponsor: Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] (introduced 9/15/2009) Cosponsors (33)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

14. S.RES.274 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Day.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 9/17/2009) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 9/17/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

15. S.RES.293 : A resolution relative to the death of Henry Louis Bellmon, former United States Senator for the State of Oklahoma.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 9/29/2009) Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

16. S.RES.315 : A resolution relative to the death of Clifford Peter Hansen, former United States Senator for the State of Wyoming.
Sponsor: Sen Enzi, Michael B. [WY] (introduced 10/21/2009) Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

17. S.RES.344 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the tragic shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5, 2009.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 11/6/2009) Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

18. S.RES.354 : A resolution commending Robert C. Byrd, Senator from West Virginia.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 11/18/2009) Cosponsors (98)
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

19. S.RES.370 : A resolution relative to the death of Paula F. Hawkins, former United States Senator for the State of Florida.
Sponsor: Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] (introduced 12/4/2009) Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 12/4/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

20. S.RES.374 : A resolution recognizing the cooperative efforts of hunters, sportsmen's associations, meat processors, hunger relief organizations, and State wildlife, health, and food safety agencies to establish programs that provide game meat to feed the hungry.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 12/14/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Major Action: 12/18/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

21. S.RES.392 : A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate on the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/21/2010) Cosponsors (46)
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2010 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

22. S.RES.397 : A resolution relative to the death of Charles McCurdy ("Mac") Mathias, Jr., former United States Senator for the State of Maryland.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/26/2010) Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2010 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

23. S.RES.413 : A resolution relative to the death of Representative John P. Murtha, of Pennsylvania.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 2/9/2010) Cosponsors (99)
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2010 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

24. S.J.RES.14 : A joint resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the Federal Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] (introduced 4/30/2009) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Indian Affairs
Latest Major Action: 8/6/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

25. S.J.RES.17 : A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] (introduced 6/9/2009) Cosponsors (65)
Committees: Senate Finance
Senate Reports: 111-63
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2009 By Senator Baucus from Committee on Finance filed written report. Report No. 111-63.

26. S.4 : A bill to guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (19)
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.

27. S.5 : A bill to improve the economy and security of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (20)
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.

28. S.21 : A bill to reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

29. S.46 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

30. S.61 : A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

31. S.144 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

32. S.146 : A bill to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.
Sponsor: Sen Kohl, Herb [WI] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Senate Reports: 111-9
Latest Major Action: 6/1/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.

33. S.181 : A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] (introduced 1/8/2009) Cosponsors (54)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-2 [GPO: Text, PDF]

34. S.182 : A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] (introduced 1/8/2009) Cosponsors (37)
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.

35. S.211 : A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services and volunteer services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] (introduced 1/12/2009) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

36. S.231 : A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 1/14/2009) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

37. S.244 : A bill to expand programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays, including potential mental health concerns, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bond, Christopher S. [MO] (introduced 1/14/2009) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

38. S.254 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 1/15/2009) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

39. S.260 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 1/15/2009) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

40. S.271 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to accelerate the production and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related component parts.
Sponsor: Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] (introduced 1/15/2009) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

41. S.328 : A bill to postpone the DTV transition date.
Sponsor: Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] (introduced 1/26/2009) Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2009 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 258 - 168 (Roll no. 41).
Note: For further action, see S.352 , which became Public Law 111-4 on 2/11/2009.

42. S.352 : A bill to postpone the DTV transition date.
Sponsor: Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] (introduced 1/29/2009) Cosponsors (10)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-4 [GPO: Text, PDF]

43. S.377 : A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the "James A. Leach United States Courthouse".
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 2/4/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

44. S.384 : A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, to stimulate rural economies, and to improve emergency response to food crises, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN] (introduced 2/5/2009) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 111-19
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60.

45. S.386 : An Act to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities and commodities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 2/5/2009) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Senate Reports: 111-10
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-21 [GPO: Text, PDF]

46. S.414 : A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 2/11/2009) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-16
Latest Major Action: 5/4/2009 By Senator Dodd from Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-16.

47. S.416 : A bill to limit the use of cluster munitions.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 2/11/2009) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

48. S.421 : A bill to impose a temporary moratorium on the phase out of the Medicare hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor.
Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 2/12/2009) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

49. S.428 : A bill to allow travel between the United States and Cuba.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 2/12/2009) Cosponsors (37)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

50. S.451 : A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] (introduced 2/23/2009) Cosponsors (74)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

51. S.454 : A bill to improve the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 2/23/2009) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Conference Report: 111-124 (in Congressional Record H5795-5805)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-23 [GPO: Text, PDF]

52. S.456 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop guidelines to be used on a voluntary basis to develop plans to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, to establish school-based food allergy management grants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 2/23/2009) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

53. S.461 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 2/24/2009) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

54. S.482 : A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors (41)
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 25.

55. S.486 : A bill to achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and to reform the organization of primary care delivery through an expansion of the Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs.
Sponsor: Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

56. S.491 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.
Sponsor: Sen Webb, Jim [VA] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (47)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

57. S.510 : A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/3/2009) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 12/18/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247.

58. S.511 : A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption of pharmacies and pharmacists from certain Medicare accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals.
Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] (introduced 3/3/2009) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

59. S.528 : A bill to prevent voter caging.
Sponsor: Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

60. S.535 : A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

61. S.540 : A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 3/5/2009) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 8/4/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

62. S.546 : A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 3/9/2009) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

63. S.559 : A bill to provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 3/10/2009) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

64. S.560 : A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 3/10/2009) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

65. S.582 : A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to protect consumers from usury, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 3/12/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

66. S.604 : A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 3/16/2009) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

67. S.611 : A bill to provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 3/17/2009) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

68. S.614 : A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots ("WASP").
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 3/17/2009) Cosponsors (75)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; House Financial Services; House Administration
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-40 [GPO: Text, PDF]

69. S.651 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessive bonuses paid by, and received from, companies receiving Federal emergency economic assistance, to limit the amount of nonqualified deferred compensation that employees of such companies may defer from taxation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Baucus, Max [MT] (introduced 3/19/2009) Cosponsors (14)
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.

70. S.654 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care.
Sponsor: Sen Bunning, Jim [KY] (introduced 3/19/2009) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

71. S.662 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services.
Sponsor: Sen Conrad, Kent [ND] (introduced 3/19/2009) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

72. S.663 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] (introduced 3/19/2009) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

73. S.688 : A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 3/24/2009) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

74. S.697 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 3/25/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

75. S.700 : A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 3/25/2009) Cosponsors (19)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

76. S.714 : A bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.
Sponsor: Sen Webb, Jim [VA] (introduced 3/26/2009) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2010 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

77. S.729 : A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/26/2009) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

78. S.752 : A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/31/2009) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

79. S.799 : A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 4/2/2009) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

80. S.812 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.
Sponsor: Sen Baucus, Max [MT] (introduced 4/2/2009) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

81. S.831 : A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to include service after September 11, 2001, as service qualifying for the determination of a reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-regular service retired pay.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 4/20/2009) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

82. S.832 : A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers Association of America, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 4/20/2009) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-95 [GPO: Text, PDF]

83. S.833 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 4/20/2009) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

84. S.846 : A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 4/21/2009) Cosponsors (70)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 10/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

85. S.883 : A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States, to honor the American military men and women who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary Americans, through courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge fate and change the course of history.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 4/23/2009) Cosponsors (85)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

86. S.909 : A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 4/28/2009) Cosponsors (45)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

87. S.913 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 4/28/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

88. S.935 : A bill to extend subsections (c) and (d) of section 114 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-173) to provide for regulatory stability during the development of facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Conrad, Kent [ND] (introduced 4/30/2009) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

89. S.951 : A bill to authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the historic and first lunar landing by humans in 1969, to award gold medals on behalf of the United States Congress to Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon; Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., the pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk on the moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 mission's command module; and, the first American to orbit the Earth, John Herschel Glenn, Jr.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 5/1/2009) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2009 Held at the desk.

90. S.982 : A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 5/5/2009) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

91. S.987 : A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 5/6/2009) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

92. S.1038 : A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 5/14/2009) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

93. S.1066 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to ambulance services under the Medicare program.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 5/18/2009) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

94. S.1067 : A bill to support stabilization and lasting peace in northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army through development of a regional strategy to support multilateral efforts to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and to authorize funds for humanitarian relief and reconstruction, reconciliation, and transitional justice, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 5/19/2009) Cosponsors (60)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 111-108
Latest Major Action: 12/15/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228.

95. S.1089 : A bill to facilitate the export of United States agricultural commodities and products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to establish an agricultural export promotion program with respect to Cuba, to remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by United States citizens and legal residents, to establish an agricultural export promotion program with respect to Cuba, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Baucus, Max [MT] (introduced 5/20/2009) Cosponsors (19)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

96. S.1108 : A bill to require application of budget neutrality on a national basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for each all-urban and rural State.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 5/20/2009) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

97. S.1147 : A bill to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kohl, Herb [WI] (introduced 5/21/2009) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/19/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 216.

98. S.1152 : A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 5/21/2009) Cosponsors (24)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

99. S.1155 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for health.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] (introduced 5/21/2009) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

100. S.1157 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Conrad, Kent [ND] (introduced 5/21/2009) Cosponsors (16)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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